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For over 38 years, Lee Halford has been a cornerstone at Waupaca Foundry, building a career grounded in hard work, precision, and an unwavering sense of responsibility. But it was his time in the U.S. Army that shaped the work ethic and values the crane operator carried into the Foundry.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 13, 2024

38 Years of Dedication: A Veteran's Legacy at Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 12, 2024

A Veterans Day Tribute to a Training Coordinator at Waupaca Foundry

Randy Williams’ dedication to our nation and Waupaca Foundry serves as an inspiration. His service in the U.S. Army and his role as a plant training coordinator at Plant 5 in Tell City, Indiana, are testaments to the value of leadership, discipline, and service.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 11, 2024

A Journey from Waupaca Foundry to the Marine Corps and Back, Twice

Daniel “Dan” Botting, a Process Engineer at Plant 3 in Waupaca, Wis., took a journey from Waupaca Foundry to the Marine Corps with not one but two separate deployments overseas and back. He exemplifies resilience, leadership, and gratitude.

Kirt Bauer’s expertise in communications, honed during his time as a Marine Corps radio operator three decades ago, continues to serve him well in his role at Waupaca Foundry. From 1987 to 1991, Bauer was with the 8th Communications Battalion based out of Camp Lejeune, responsible for ensuring secure and efficient communications in high-pressure environments.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 7, 2024

From Marine Corps Radio Operator to Iron Casting Leader: Veteran’s Communication Skills Shape Waupaca Foundry

A lot can change in 50 years. And Hes Menadue has seen it all. From sand depositing improvements to molding processes, Hes has been part of Waupaca Foundry’s growth into the iron casting juggernaut it is today. His 50-year career with Waupaca Foundry is as storied as the Foundry itself.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jun 1, 2024

Insight on Business: June Edition

Kris Olynick, a Mechanical Engineer at Waupaca Foundry, is known for his dedication and leadership. Recently, he was selected for the "40 Under 40 Nomination" within Insight Publications, a celebration of young professionals and their unique contributions to our community.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Apr 4, 2024

A Legacy Cast in Iron: 50 Years at Waupaca

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 2, 2024

Marinette native makes a difference at Waupaca Foundry

Hubert, maintenance manager at Plant 5 located in Tell City, Indiana, served four years in the United States Navy. He enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Marinette High School.

Kim Viduski | Eagle Herald

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 14, 2023

Navy Veteran Mentors 35 Interns at Waupaca Foundry

Growing up in a small town, Michael Hubert never thought he would see much of the world.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 10, 2023

Bonds Formed at Waupaca Foundry Akin to Army

Fred Gard wanted to be a police officer. So even though both his dad and brother served in the Navy, Fred went against the family grain and chose to join the United States Army.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 10, 2023

Terrence served just short of 21 years in the Armed Forces

Skills Learned In the Military Prove Invaluable in Gray Iron Foundry

Terrence served just short of 21 years in the United States Army and the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

Mary Hotvedt, Credit Manager at Waupaca Foundry, has maintained a career in the credit and collections field for over twenty years. Mary has spent most of her career at Waupaca Foundry; recently, Dan Pike, Director of Motor Credit at ABC-Amega, sat down with Mary to discuss her career.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Apr 28, 2023

Women in Credit - Mary Hotvedt

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Apr 10, 2023

People who make a difference – Hayley Cullen

Project engineer, mentor, volunteer – Waupaca Robotics, Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 27, 2023

National Engineers Week: Steve Nygaard

Steve Nygaard, a tooling manager at Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, chose a career path in manufacturing for a hands-on engineering experience.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 23, 2023

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National Engineers Week: Jeffery Eubank

Jeffery Eubank, a project engineer at Waupaca Foundry in Tell City, Indiana, and a native to the state, has witnessed the advancements of the plant since it was built in 1997.

Mason Wellman, a mechanical engineer at Waupaca Foundry Plant 4, always had a knack for art and taking things apart and putting them back together. It wasn’t until his high school art teacher recommended looking into engineering school over art school that Wellman’s future really clicked.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 21, 2023

National Engineers Week: Mason Wellman

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 16, 2023

Jeff Barden, tooling engineer and layout supervisor

National Engineers Week: Jeffry Barden

Jeffry Barden, a Waupaca Foundry layout supervisor and tooling engineer at Plant 2/3 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, developed the skill set to become an engineer while on the job.

Waupaca Foundry Tooling Engineer Alan Crawford earned his Level III MAGMASOFT® certification in 2022—one of only approximately 50 in the United States. His recent presentation at the MAGMA North American User Group meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on September 7-9, 2022, made a significant impact. In fact, the certification panel asked Crawford to share his capstone project again at the MAGMA International User Group event in Munich, Germany, on October 19-21, 2022.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Dec 9, 2022

Pictured left to right: Matt Jacobs, Alan Crawford, Steve Sirkorski

To Munich and Beyond with Level III MAGMA Certification

Janelle Bailey | Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Dec 2, 2022

Matt Jacobs, Ariel Bartel, Steve Sirkorski

Reducing Foundry Scrap Leads to Level III Certification

Congratulations to Waupaca Foundry’s Ariel Bartel, who recently earned her Level III MAGMASOFT certification through MAGMA Academy. MAGMA is a world-wide leading developer and supplier of finite element analysis software, including MAGMASOFT. Through certification, users become adept at maximizing the tool’s more advanced features in aim to improve metal casting quality, optimize processes, and reduce production costs.

Janelle Bailey | Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 10, 2022

Marines Staff Sergeant Deployed to 14 Countries Before Joining Waupaca Foundry

At the age of 18, Hank Lynch followed his instinct to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. Over the next seven years, Lynch went on a personal mission to travel as often and to as many places as the Marines would send him. Now a storekeeper at Waupaca Foundry’s gray iron Plant 2/3 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, Lynch reflects on how his journey in the Marines led him to be who and where he is today.

On any workday, you can find Jaime Chandler, a millroom inspector grinder at Waupaca Foundry’s ductile iron location in Marinette, Wisconsin, on the job early — by nearly 30 minutes — ready to work. Chandler, a former Marine, attributes that, as well as many of his other work habits, to his time in the service.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 8, 2022

Grit and Determination of Former Marine Shines at Waupaca Foundry

If you were to ask Robert Larsen, a pattern vault attendant at Waupaca Foundry’s Plant 1 gray iron location, to recite his time in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, he would be able to provide the month, day and year of his enlistment, basic training and any extensive operations without even stopping to think — a testament to his ability to think three or four steps ahead during his job today at Waupaca Foundry.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 3, 2022

Military Veteran Brings Sense of Ownership to Waupaca Foundry

Mill Room Foreman, Dale Atchison shares insights about the honest, down-to-earth culture at Waupaca Foundry. The gray and ductile iron foundry is located in Tell City, Indiana, and attracts a working-class community. "I learned that it's not only what we make but what we are, we're pretty close-knit here," says Dale. For him, it's the relationships that have turned a job into a second family.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Apr 29, 2022

Dennis Peterson Retires With 50 Years at Waupaca Foundry

Dennis Peterson reached that rare distinction when he retired in March 2022 with 50 years at Waupaca Foundry. And with decades of experience, few retire from the iron casting supplier having worked in a variety of areas of the foundry as Peterson.

Lydia Engelbreth | Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 15, 2022

Casting Call: Dale Atchison

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Dec 10, 2021

50 Years at Waupaca Foundry Brings a Lifetime of Changes

On December 10th, 1971 Tracey Ambacher joined Waupaca Foundry. He started at Plant 1 in his senior year of high school. At the time, there was no application process. Tracey’s neighbor was none other than, Plant Manager Gary Thoe (who was later promoted to CEO). Gary recruited Tracey to join the team at the same time that Ambacher’s number was almost called to service in the Vietnam War draft.

Lydia Engelbreth | Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Oct 14, 2021

Casting Call: Ethan Lamar

Ethan Lamar, Shakeout Division team leader at Waupaca Foundry in Tell City, Indiana shares “At Waupaca, our leadership team makes it possible where you have every chance to learn the craft of working in a foundry" Ethan’s dedication to safety and passion for his coworkers is part of the reason he calls the men and women he works with “My family outside of my family”.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Oct 11, 2021

Casting Call: Laura Roloff

Laura Roloff, core room team leader at Waupaca Foundry in Waupaca, Wisconsin shares her move from CNA to the foundry, Laura states, "I always grew up thinking I would be a nurse, my whole life, then I was a CNA for 7 years and ended up not being happy doing that. So I needed a change." Laura's need for change drove her to take a risk and move to Waupaca Foundry, she has turned her job into a second home with a new work family as well.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Aug 3, 2021

Ron Cronin core room supervisor in Etowah Tennessee

Casting Call: Ron Cronin

Ron Cronin, Core Room Supervisor at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Etowah, Tennessee shares his career journey. Ron says, “My expectations were really high, and they have exceeded every single one of them.”

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jul 8, 2021

Tim Cayemberg, pattern repairman in Marinette, Wisconsin

Casting Call: Tim Cayemberg

Tim Cayemberg, Pattern Repairman at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Marinette, Wisconsin shares his journey in his career at Waupaca. Tim expresses "At Waupaca you're not a number, they're there to help you, and that's what I love about it."

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - May 16, 2021

Casting Call: John Gleason

John Gleason started working at Waupaca Foundry’s machining facility in Effingham, Illinois in November 2011 as a machine operator.

Dallas Pike started working at Waupaca Foundry in Etowah, Tennessee as general foundry labor in 2006 to help pay for college. After a couple of months, his education and career goals no longer matched, so he decided to take a break from school. Dallas is now the Assistant Production Manager and is finishing up his degree at Purdue University Global with the help of Waupaca Foundry's tuition reimbursement program.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Aug 10, 2020

Casting Call: Lacey Schnurer

Lacey Schnurer, mill room inspector at Waupaca Foundry in Waupaca, Wisconsin shares her transition from a desk and customer service jobs to a physical labor job

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - May 6, 2020

Journalism Student Builds Portfolio with Internship at Waupaca Foundry

See how Ally Melby's 2-year Marketing Internship at Waupaca Foundry helped support her goal to become a journalist with strategic communications emphasis out of UW Madison.

Austin Dean | Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 13, 2020

Casting Call: Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas, Electrical Technician at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Tell City, Indiana shares how Waupaca gives you the opportunity to advance your career within the company.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 27, 2020

Casting Call: Bill Aldrich

Bill Aldrich, Forklift Operator at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Marinette, Wisconsin shares. "I like the atmosphere, the people I work with are great. It's more of a positive atmosphere. We go fishing after work together. We do - it's not just work."

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 15, 2020

Casting Call: Dallas Pike

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 12, 2020

Casting Call: Sam McClure

Sam McClure started as an operator in the millroom 16 years ago. Since then, Sam has also served various leadership roles and in quality assurance.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jan 6, 2020

Casting Call: Eduardo Briones

Eduardo Briones, Team Leader at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Tell City, Indiana shares how Waupaca gives you the tools to advance in the company.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Dec 4, 2019

Casting Call: Misty Webb

Misty Webb, Team Leader at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Etowah, Tennessee shares how Waupaca gave her the chance to grow with the company, go back to school and being able to help people every day.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 15, 2019

Casting Call: Preston Hicks

Preston Hicks, operations foreman at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Etowah, Tennessee shares how Waupaca gives you the chance to advance your career to move up in the company.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Nov 1, 2019

Casting Call: Dan Nelsen

Dan Nelsen, Electrician at Waupaca Foundry's plant in Waupaca, Wisconsin shares how Waupaca gave him the opportunity to go back to school and grow with the company. "Being able to turn a job into a career as something you love to do."

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Sep 19, 2019

Casting Call: Kris Heidbrier

Navy veteran Kris Heidbrier has been at Waupaca Foundry for two decades. Read how he helps his team members with work skills and as an onsite first responder.

Nate Reiswitz, quality assurance representative at Waupaca Foundry's ductile iron plant in Marinette, Wisconsin shares how a job out of high school turned to a rewarding career at the foundry. Nate worked hard, used the tuition reimbursement program to grow his skills and ultimately his career, and even met his wife while working at Waupaca.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Sep 18, 2019

Scott Hazelton, production manager in Effingham Illinois

Casting Call: Scott Hazelton

Scott Hazelton, production manager at Waupaca Foundry machining facility located in Effingham, Illinois shares his commitment and passion to make a difference for both his team and his customers to deliver the highest quality product.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Sep 5, 2019

Casting Call: Nate Reiswitz

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Aug 19, 2019

Casting Call: Caitlyn Deal

Caitlyn finds family at Waupaca Foundry as a metallurgical lab technician at the ductile iron plant located in Etowah, Tennessee. Read why she feels this way.

Meet the team behind Waupaca Foundry’s air travel. Our pilots and aircraft technician know no consistent schedule and are sometimes “in office” for as many as 11 flights in a row. They work relentlessly to assure passengers get to where they need to be, safely, efficiently and promptly.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Aug 18, 2019

National Aviation Day

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Aug 2, 2019

Casting Call: Cathy Russell

Stock Room Foreman, Cathy Russell shares her commitment and passion to make a difference for both her team and her customers. Cathy shares, "My favorite part is when I come in. I want to make sure that my people see me and say hey Cathy, I need this."

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jul 18, 2019

Casting Call: Clint Waninger

Clint Waninger, a tooling engineer at Waupaca Foundry in Tell City, Indiana shares how a high school co-op job, turned to an internship, and ultimately a full-time engineering career at Waupaca Foundry.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jun 30, 2019

Casting Call | Bradley Stanchik | Waupaca Foundry

Employee passes on work ethic to children, now also Waupaca Foundry employees.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Jun 4, 2019

Casting Call: Becky Cummings

Becky Cummings, team leader at Waupaca Foundry in Effingham, Illinois shares her passion to make a difference and help others. From working to improve everyday processes to helping train and develop colleagues, Becky loves to help people.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Apr 24, 2019

Casting Call | William Mork | Waupaca Foundry

William Mork began working full-time at Waupaca Foundry in May 2006 after working as summer help during the summers of 2004 and 2005 in the melt department.

Whether our team members join Waupaca Foundry immediately out of high school or return after college, start second careers in manufacturing or bring tenured experience from related industry, Waupaca Foundry is proud to employ a team of dedicated individuals who are joined together under the common goal of providing the highest quality cast and machined iron casting components.

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Apr 2, 2019

Casting Call: Waupaca Foundry

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Feb 4, 2019

Employee Spotlight: Alex Hansen

Alex Hansen, third generation employee, continues legacy with an iron casting career at Waupaca Foundry. Attributes his career to the strong ties he has to the company. Read his story.

James (Jim) Miller has been an electrical maintenance employee at Plant 1 in Waupaca, Wis., for nearly 18 years. Jim has become famous in the Waupaca County community during the fall season, though, for his pumpkin carvings that he displays every year, known as "Pumpkin Time at the Miller's."

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Waupaca Foundry

Culture - Oct 30, 2018

Pumpkin Time at the Miller's